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Chapter 36
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Creation of Estates Generally.
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36-1-1
Creation of estates; necessity of deed or will.
36-1-2
Power of attorney to execute deed of land; necessity of writing.
36-1-3
Contracts for sale or lease of land; necessity of writing.
36-1-4
W. Va. Code § 36-1-4
Repealed
36-1-4a
Memorandum of trust; requirements; recordation.
36-1-5
Gifts of personal property.
36-1-6
W. Va. Code § 36-1-6
Repealed
36-1-7
Rights of persons not parties to instrument.
36-1-8
Conveyance by attorney in fact.
36-1-9
Conveyance of various interests and future estates in land or personal property.
36-1-10
Operation of conveyance in excess of actual interest.
36-1-11
Fee simple may be created without words of limitation.
36-1-12
Estates tail.
36-1-13
Limitations contingent upon death.
36-1-14
Rule in Shelley's Case abolished.
36-1-14a
Doctrine of worthier title and rule that grantor cannot create a limitation in his own heirs or next of kin abolished.
36-1-15
Contingent remainder; validity; indestructibility.
36-1-16
Interest in property coupled with power of disposal.
36-1-17
W. Va. Code § 36-1-17
Repealed
36-1-18
W. Va. Code § 36-1-18
Repealed
36-1-19
Joint tenancy; tenancy by entireties; survivorship.
36-1-20
W. Va. Code § 36-1-20
36-1-20a
Elimination of need for straw party in creating joint tenancy with right of survivorship.
36-1-21
Alien may own land.
36-1-22
W. Va. Code § 36-1-22
Repealed
36-1-23
Exemption of certain employee trusts from rule against perpetuities or restraints on alienation.
36-1-24
Options in leases not affected by rule against perpetuities.